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Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... is significant. "Super funds that I've worked with have had exposure that ranges from 0.1-1.28% of the portfolio, so it's not a large amount. But if you take 0.5% as an average and multiply it by our $2 trillion superannuation industry, you've got $10 ...

Equititrust CEO remains permanently banned

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... Premium Fund (EPF). An ASIC delegate found that while director of Equititrust, McIvor broke financial services law and was not of good fame or character to provide financial services. His conduct involved breaches of financial services legislation that ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... product they're placed in underperforms by 1% - something ISA says has been the trend since MySuper's 2013 inception. While not-for-profit funds completed the transition in the first year, the research shows that retail super funds have transferred only ...

MLC and NAB expand direct life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... its affiliation with NAB to increase the distribution of the NAB Essential Life product. Access to NAB Essential Life will not require the consult of an adviser or planner, and will be available throughout NAB's 760 branches across Australia as well ...

Midwinter makes strategic appointment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... and channels is incredibly exciting." Saiz added: "My work with clients makes it clear to me that technology and digital are not only drivers of efficiency but also key enablers for customer engagement and financial advice. I firmly believe that Midwinter ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... Claimant count unemployment rose by 0.7K in September compared with a 7.1K increase in August and expectations for a 3K gain. Not surprisingly, wages growth is holding largely steady. Average weekly earnings excluding bonuses rose by 2.3% in the year ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank is seeing an increase in global pension funds and central banks attending its events and seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney ...

Narev points to GFC for bank dissatisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
A historic wave of bank bashing does not simply explain the current environment according to Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev. Speaking at a lunch hosted by the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Sydney yesterday, Narev discussed the changing ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... social housing, the ability to pay for it and the structures to run it properly. "Our key message is that public housing is not a particular type of house, it is a public service that's about people and their needs and our model puts the money on the ...

Charter Hall abandons REIT IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Charter Hall Group has elected not to proceed with its IPO of the Long WALE REIT following a lack of institutional interest. Back in June, Charter Hall announced it was planning to list its Long WALE REIT on the ASX. The REIT was to comprise a "geographically ...